Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in a Large Academic Medical Center
Enid Sun¹, Carolina Alvarez², Leigh Callahan³ and Saira Sheikh⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Many aspects of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) management require a high level of patient agency and open avenues for patient-provider contact. In the…
Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2020
Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Important Social Determinants Among Patients from Minority Communities with Rheumatic Diseases
Allen Anandarajah¹, Nancy Shelton², Leta Yi³, Meredith Graham⁴, Emily Papa⁵ and Robyn Carter⁵, ¹university of rochester medical center, rochesteruniversity, NY, ²Coordianted Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, rochester, NY, ⁴Collaborative Health Research, Rochester, NY, ⁵St. Joseph's Neighbourhood Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health and are associated with risk of an earlier death, depression and poor self-rated health. Few…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2020
¿Comprende? Assessing the Readability of Freely Available Spanish-Language Online Patient Education Materials for Rheumatologic Diseases
Carleigh Zahn¹, Bharat Kumar¹ and Cindy Puga², ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ²Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Spanish is the second most popular language in the United States and third most commonly spoken language internationally. Despite the high prevalence of Spanish…
Abstract Number: 0055 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial and Sex-based Disparities in Health Care Utilization: Eye Inflammation as a Paradigm
Krati Chauhan¹ and James Rosenbaum², ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Disparities in health care utilization based on sex, race, education, or income affect outcomes in rheumatologic care. We have used ocular inflammatory and infectious…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2020
Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors in Racial Disparities in Disease Severity and Health Status of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Leila Muhieddine¹, Shakaib Hayat², Katja Reuter³, Charles Thomas⁴ and Marina Magrey⁵, ¹Case Western Reserve University- Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University-Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: To confront the persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the United States, it is imperative to study cultural and socioeconomic differences…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2020
Age, Income, Education, and Health Conditions Are Associated with Patient Empowerment Among US Adults with Arthritis, but Race and Geography Are Not
Kathleen Carluzzo¹, Erin Knight-Zhang¹, Karen Schifferdecker¹, Emily Creek², Rebecca Butcher¹ and Guy Eakin², ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand experiences of empowerment in healthcare visits among US adults with arthritis, and key factors associated with discrepancies…
Abstract Number: 0441 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of an Integrated Care Management Program to Uncover and Address Social Determinants of Health for Individuals with Lupus
Kreager Taber¹, Jessica Williams¹, Weixing Huang², Katherine McLaughlin¹, Christine Vogeli³, Rebecca Cunningham¹, Lisa Wichmann¹ and Candace Feldman⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: The burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) falls disproportionately on racial/ethnic minorities and individuals of lower socioeconomic status who often receive fragmented, inconsistent care.…
Abstract Number: 0831 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sociodemographic, Disease, and Medication Profile of RA Patients Under 65 Years Compared with 65 Years or Older at Registry Enrollment: Real World Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li³ and Claire Bombardier⁴, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Age is an important factor that can affect disease course, physical function and treat to target strategy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We…
Abstract Number: 1021 • ACR Convergence 2020
Organ Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Attributable More to Comorbidity (Hypertension) and Less to Socioeconomic Status
Romy Kallas¹, Jessica Li², Daniel Goldman³ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Multiple variables are known to contribute to development of organ damage in SLE patients, including prednisone use and ethnicity. The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 177 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Educational Outcomes in a Young-Adult Cohort of Patients with Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Anita Dhanrajani¹, Earl D. Silverman ², Andrea Knight ³, Deborah Levy ⁴ and Amanda Steiman ⁵, ¹Hospital for Sick Kids, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Translational Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Background/Purpose: The literature regarding educational and socioeconomic outcomes in young adults with childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) are sparse. cSLE patients recently transitioned to adult…
Abstract Number: 1148 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Examining Five Year Lupus Retention in Care in an Academic Cohort
Christie Bartels¹ and Maria Schletzbaum ¹, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: SLE often causes silent damage, making routine clinic and lab monitoring critical for detecting new manifestations or flares. The 2012 ACR nephritis guidelines recommended…

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